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At their intact length, the rock candy angles were all wrong.
—Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 3 July 2024
Grown-up kids of a certain age might remember a tooth-rotting confection called rock candy — word play on rock canyon.
—Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 7 Mar. 2024
Traffickers then packaged the product, in hard, clear chunks that resemble rock candy, to sell to customers.
—Beth Warren, USA TODAY, 10 Feb. 2024
In the old days, rock candy was used for cherry bounce.
—Rita Nader Heikenfeld, The Enquirer, 11 Aug. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
circa 1706, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Rock candy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rock%20candy. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
Kids Definition
rock candy
noun
: boiled sugar crystallized on a string
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